1998 Chevrolet Truck M/L Van Engine Problems

TRANNY, ABS, COOLING SYSTEM, TAILGATE, ETC. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK 2003 DIDN'T EXCHANGE TITLE UNTIL LATER RECALL WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT UNDER 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. I FILE AN COMPLAIN RECALL REPAIR STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. SAD THING MY FATHER IS AN RETIRED EMPLOYEE IN DALLAS LOCATION. RESEARCHED THE RECALLS FROM PREVIOUSLY AND PRESENT SAME RESULTS. THEY HAVE UNTIL 2 DAYS TO CONTACT ME @ [XXX] IN GOING TO THE WAREHOUSE AND RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE OWNER, CFO, CEO WHOMEVER AND ASK FOR A FULL REFUND OR I'M FILING AN COMPLAINT AND SMALL CLAMS FOR 30 YRS WORTH. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10853201

Incident

Apr 3, 2016

Mileage

213,090 mi

ANYTIME I TURN THE AIR ON IN MY 2005 CHEVY AVALANCHE IT MAKES A HIGH PITCH SCREAMING SOUND. I HAVE HAD TWO BLOWER MOTORS INSTALLED AND IT IS IN NEED OF A THIRD. THIS SOUND IS STILL PRESENT EVEN AFTER I HAVE HAD THE NEW MOTORS INSTALLED. I HAVE HAD ONE MECHANIC SAY THEIR IS A CRACK IN THE PLENUM BOX AND IT WOULD TAKE 11 1/2 HOURS TO REPAIR AND COST $ 1700. THIS IS THE ONLY QUOTE I HAVE HAD SO FAR. I HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING, THEN AGAIN THEY SELDOM DO ANYTHING RIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10390156

Incident

Dec 8, 2007

A LOUD RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE HAD NO A/C. AFTER LOOKING UNDER HOOD, FOUND THE BELT HAD SPLIT IN TWO. I REPLACED THE A/C BELT ON A 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND AFTER DOING THIS, NOTICED THE BELT TENSIONER WAS RATTLING A GREAT DEAL SO REPLACED IT. WHEN I RECEIVED THE BELT TENSIONER FROM THE PARTS STORE, ENCLOSED WAS A WARNING/ALERT MESSAGE TO REFER TO GM TBS # 03-01-38-019A AFTER REVIEWING THIS INFORMATION, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CUSTOMER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR WHEN THEY KNOW IT IS A DEFAULT ON 17 VEHICLES FROM THE YEARS 2002 TO 2004. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE CHEVY AND GM'S RESPONSIBILITY AS I NOW WILL NEED TO PAY WELL OVER $1000.00 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, YET NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGER TO ANY DRIVER IF THIS IS NOT FIX BECAUSE HAD THE BELT BROKE WHILE I HAD BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALSO TAKEN OUT THE SERPENTINE BELT WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT FOR MY VEHICLE TO STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343522

Incident

Jul 14, 2010

Mileage

163,000 mi

CHASSIS ENGINE FAILED ON SINGLE LANE HIGHWAY HILL CLIMB. SEEMED LIKE ENGINE CUT OFF ALLOWING DRIVER TO QUICKLY TURN INTO" HOLE IN THE WALL "QUICK STOP STORE PARKING AREA. ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT RUN. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED TWO PARKING BRAKE FAILURES WITHIN 3,000 MILES OF TRAVEL. EACH REPAIR, CONSISTED OF REPLACING SWITCHES AND ADJUSTMENTS. THE LAST REPAIR CONSISTED OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DRUM ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE PADS, SWITCHES AND WHEEL BRAKE DISC. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE PARK ASSEMBLY HAD BURNED UP, WHEN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO RELEASE. IN ADDITION, A 10 AMP FUSE HAD BLOWN WHEN A SHORT WAS DISCOVERED IN A PRESSURE SWITCH. THE PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND BOTH PRESSURE SWITCHES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED IVOQ 12/19/12 THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE FILLING RE-FUELING THE MOTOR HOME, A PASSERBY INFORMED HIM GASOLINE WAS DRAINING FROM THE MOTOR HOME. HE QUICKLY REMOVED THE HOSE AND SAW A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE, WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, BUT IT DID APPEAR TO FLOW FROM A CONNECTING PIPE AT THE VERY REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME FILLING SECTION AND ABOUT 4 INCHES AT THE TANK INTERFACE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR HOME IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE. UPDATED 04/30/13

NHTSA ID

10339300

Incident

Jun 13, 2010

Mileage

27,990 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JANUARY OF 2005 AT 50,000 MILES. HAD IT REBUILT FOR $3,000.00. FAILED AGAIN AT IN AUGUST 2009 115,000 MILES AND AT THE SAME TIME THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. HAD IT REPLACED AND THE GASKET REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $3,000.00. STILL OVERHEATS IN CITY TRAFFIC. LEFT RADIATOR FAN NEVER COMES ON I HAVE TO RUN THE HEATER TO GET THE TEMP UNDER CONTROL AND I LIVE IN YUMA, AZ. THIS VAN IS A LEMON AND HAS COST ME ABOUT $8,000.00 MORE THAN IT SHOULD TO OWN. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A GM PRODUCT. THEY ARE CRIMINALS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10336223

Incident

Aug 15, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

S10 CANNOT PASS EMISSIONS TEST IN MA. DUE TO A LATENT DEFECT THAT ALLOWS WATER,MUD. AND SLUDGE TO GET INTO THE AIR COMPRESSOR, EFFECTING THE ENTIRE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. A TECH ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED. DEALERSHIPS BOTH WERE I BOUGHT IT AND NEAREST TO ADDERS ARE A JOKE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1200 FOR NEW O2 SENSORS IN TAILPIPE AND MAIN ENGINE INTAKE, NOW IT IS A NEW AIR PUMP AND MORE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. AT AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $1100. THE TRUCK OTHERWISE RUNS FINE. IF IT WERE NOT FOR EMISSIONS TESTS I WOULD NOT BE COMPLAINING. THIS IS A GM DESIGN PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR EVER. WHO ELSE CAN I CONTACT?PLEASE , I CANNOT AFFORD TO DRIVE TO WORK W/O BEING IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. I AM OUTRAGED BY GM'S TOTAL LACK OF SUPPORT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10269622

Incident

May 1, 2007

BAD/LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKET...... COOLANT LEAKS....CAUSING WATER PUMP TO BURN OUT...REPLACED TWICE ALREADY....AND COOLANT TO GET IN WITH OIL. *TR ESTIMATED REPAIR COST > $700

NHTSA ID

10260372

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

50,000 mi

HAD TWO CHEVY SILVERADOS THAT DEVELOP INTAKE AND WATER PUMP GASKET FAILURE ON A 4.3 LITER ENGINE. BOTH DEVELOP COOLANT LEAK THROUGH THE GASKET. THE LATEST WAS IN NOVEMBER ON MY 2004 CHEVY SILVERADO. UPON CHECKING THE OWNERS MANUAL IN REGARDS TO THE DEXCOOL COOLANT IT CLEARLY STATES THAT THIS COOLANT WILL BURN IF SPILL ON A HOT ENGINE. IT THAT THE CASE THEN WHY CAN IT BURN IT THE INTAKE GASKET FAIL AND COOLANT IS LEAKING IN THE ENGINE. I HAD A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH INTAKE GASKET FAILURE AND ALSO A 2004 CHEVY WITH GASKET FAILURE. BOTH VEHICLES I HAD REPAIRED MY CONCERN IT THE GASKET FAILURE ON THESE GM PRODUCTS VEHICLE THAT NO ONE AT CHEVROLET SEEMS TO CARE. BOTH VEHICLES GASKET FAILURE OCCURRED AROUND THE MID 60,000 MILES RANGE. I AM CONCERN ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THESE GASKETS THAT CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK. APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKET OR THE COOLANT THAT CAUSING THE GASKET TO FAIL. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO CHECK INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE GASKET FAILURE ON GM PRODUCTS. ESPECIALLY THE 4.3 LITER ENGINES. I CONCERN THAT ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL THE DEXCOOL COOLANT CAN BURN ON A HOT ENGINE THEN CAN IT CAUSE A FIRE ON THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND THE WATER PUMP GASKET KEEPS FAILING. I HAD TWO DIFFERENT YEAR MODEL CHEVY SILVERADO WITH 4.3 LITER ENGINE, A 2000 AND 2004 SILVERADOS WHERE BOTH ENGINE GOT AROUND 65,000 MILES AND THE GASKETS FAILED ON BOTH ENGINE. NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN HOW THIS OCCURRED. BUT THERE MUST BE DEFECT IN THE GASKET DESIGN OR THE COOLANT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10253043

Incident

Nov 21, 2008

Mileage

64,659 mi

NORMAL DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MILES. THE FAILURES ARE MANY AND OFTEN. TRANSMISSION FAILURES EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. ALWAYS LEAKS TRANS FLDS ALL OVER STREETS AND DRIVEWAYS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. CHEVROLET DEALER ERASED FAILURE AND DIAGNOSTIC CODES TO GOUGE CONSUMER, MANY TIMES. PARKING BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED IN TWO ON DRIVEWAY. ABS FAILURES AT LOW SPEEDS AND ENGINE KLACKS LOUD WHEN STARTING. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF A DEFECTIVE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE LAST TIME GMPP WITH GM DEALER REPAIR THE UNDERWARRANTY REPAIRS TOOK 6 WEEKS THERE ARE ONLY 26.000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT IN ITS DESIGN AND APPLICATION. (SEE PTIOR COMPLAINTS) TIRES FLEW OFF, ALTERING OF SERVICE CONTRACTS ON AND ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10248431

Incident

Sep 19, 2008

WHERE SHOULD I START? PURCHASED 03 TRAILBLAZER IN 2/08 W/ONLY 60,000 MILES. HAS BEEN IN SHOP 3 MONTHS..LOST COUNT OF COSTS. A/C AND HEAT NOT WORKING PROPERLY..NO HOT AIR; CLUTCH FAN REPLACED; TRANSMISSION SLIPPING; ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE AT STOP-LIGHT. SHOULD I GO ON? YOU WOULD THINK W/ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT--IT WAS JUST GETTING BROKEN IN. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED IN A TRUCK BEFORE..NOW I AM STUCK WITH THE TRUCK AND ITS PAYMENT...NO MORE MONEY TO REPAIR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10243198

Incident

Feb 28, 2008

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE ENGINE KEEP CRASHING DOWN, THE INDICATOR SAY LOW ENGINE PRESSURE, CHECK ENGINE PRESSURE, THEN THE HOLE TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF PRODUCING. THIS HAPPEN THREE TIME ALREADY. IM ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 80MIL AND THE TRUCK WILL SHUT DOWN, CANT MOVE THE WHEEL, CANT CHANGE LINES, CANT RESTART THE TRUCK OR ANYTHING. THIS HAS ALMOST COAST ME LIFE THREE TIME. WHAT KIND OF SAFETY SHUT DOWN IS THAT. I THINK IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO CHANGE OR FIX. I SPENT OVER 2,500.00 ON MY TRUCK THINKING THE PROBLEM IS FIX, BUT IT KEEP RECURRING. THE CHEVY ENGINEERS GUYS JUST SAY THAT THE PROB CANT BE FIX AND MY BEST BET IS TO GET A NEW TRUCK, OR ENGINE. I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR THAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10233385

Incident

Nov 18, 2004

Mileage

198,412 mi

DRIVING AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. STOPPED VAN, TURNED IT OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED AFTER IT HAD TIME TO COOL DOWN. RETURNED HOME DRIVING AT 20 MPH (2.4 MILES) WITH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING 3 TIMES DURING THAT DRIVE. VEHICLE TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE AND FOUND: FAN BLADE BROKEN RADIATOR CORE DAMAGED-ENTIRE RADIATOR REPLACED HEAD GASKETS RE-TOOLED THIS HAS NOT RECURRED 2. PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES-WOULD NOT CLOSE, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPEN. (THIS CONTINUES TO RECUR) SERVICE CENTER FOUND: SENSORS NEEDED REPLACED MOTOR NEEDED REPLACED DRIVE BELT REPLACED INSIDE PANEL REPLACED 3. WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PROPERLY SERVICE CENTER FOUND: RELAY SWITCH REPLACED MOTOR REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231940

Incident

Jul 21, 2007

Mileage

5,500 mi

REPLACING INTAKE GASKETS FOR 2ND TIME. 1ST TIME AT 55000 MI, 2ND AT 85000 MI. NOT AWARE OF ENGINE DAMAGE AS OF YET. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITUATION. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECT. CONSUMERS NEED GOV'T TO STEP IN TO PRESSURE GM INTO RESOLVING THIS SITUATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10100384

Incident

Nov 23, 2004

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ENGINE STALLS ON MY 1998 6.5 CHEVROLET DIESEL ENGINE. THE ENGINE WILL QUIT AS IF THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DANGER THAT THIS POSES IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CAN NOT BE UNDER STATED. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS I ALSO LOOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING MAKING THIS A VERY DANGERIOUS SITUATION. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD A CRASH WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND HAVE READ ON INTERNET WEB SITES OTHERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. MY TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE (ACCORDING TO THEM) NO ERROR CODES ARE RECEIVED FROM THE COMPUTER. THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THE MOST RESENT FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10093702

Incident

Oct 6, 2004

Mileage

111,468 mi

THIS IS, AS I HAVE READ ELSEWHERE, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL GM VEHICLES USING "DEXCOOL" ANTIFREEZE. MY '98 CHEVY EXPRESS VAN HAD AN INTAKE GASKET FAILURE WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL AND CAUSED SLUDGING AND A RESTRICTION IN THE OIL PUMP AND NEAR DAMAGE TO THE UPPER ENGINE. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT CAUSE, OR AT LEAST I DON'T THINK IT CAUSED PERMANENT ENGINE DAMAGE, HOWEVER, IT COSTED $1270 TO REPAIR. THE DEALER INSISTED THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT, THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH, I AM FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE WITH VEHICLES USING DEXCOOL COOLANT. I FEEL THIS INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF GM'S OVERSIGHT IN CONTINUING TO USE THE DEXCOOL TYPE ANTIFREEZE DESPITE MANY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH ITS COMPATIBILITY IN COOLING SYSTEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10050906

Incident

Oct 12, 2003

Mileage

70,310 mi